The brother of Moise Kean has revealed that the pair have endured difficult times, as their father 'left them for another family'.
23-year-old Giovanni Kean plays for FBC Finale 1908 in Serie D, and also told the Press that his younger brother started out as a Milan fan.
After seeing his 16-year-old brother make his debut against Pescara last Saturday, Giovanni was in tears. But has he stopped yet?
The brother of Moise Kean has revealed that the pair have endured difficult times, as their father 'left them for another family'.
23-year-old Giovanni Kean plays for FBC Finale 1908 in Serie D, and also told the Press that his younger brother started out as a Milan fan.
After seeing his 16-year-old brother make his debut against Pescara last Saturday, Giovanni was in tears. But has he stopped yet?
"For now, yes, I started after the first goal. Indeed, it was the day before he took to the field," the centre-forward told Gazzetta dello Sport. "Against Pescara it was an incredible feeling: the dream of every child realised by my little brother.
"But they were tears of liberation after all we've been through.
"Moise saw things a child should never see. It was not an easy childhood: Our father left us for another family. For years he was absent, a call every four months, and no affection when we needed it.
"You cannot do this, you can separate, but the children remain and are not just playthings. My mother's a nurse and bent over backwards to ensure we did not miss out on anything.
"Moise has suffered during afternoons spent alone, but football has helped him. Ciccio Grabbi, the former Juve striker and youth Coach is his godfather. He has taken him on holiday with his family to escape a bit.
"There’s no question that our father wishes us well, but it's too easy to want to re-establish a relationship now only because his son is becoming a major player. And maybe it’s because he earns so much money.
"Our mother? She follows Moise everywhere, her interest in his education is so severe. It shows in the way her son has the respect of everyone, from a warehouse worker up to the Coach.
"These teachings, combined with the difficulties of childhood, made him did grow: he is a child, but inside he has a lot more than 16 years."
What is Moise like as a person?
"He’s cheerful, sunny and from an early age he had a fixation, he put music videos on and he began to dance.
"He likes hip hop and rap. When he gets back here in Asti, we go with friends to the streets and he’s away with the music.
"As a child he loved the somersaults of [Obafemi] Martins at Inter. Then our uncle, who is a huge AC Milan, gave him a bit of allegiance to the Rossoneri. But obviously, now there is only Juve."